[walterwhite]

Winning a regional championship is a big deal no matter what region it is. Most regions have a certain number of teams that compete for the championship year in and year out. Depending on the draw usually depends on how far you go. Take for instance the two years clay county won the region. The first year they drew Harrison County, the eventual champion that year. The second year they drew St. X who pitched a pitcher that is now playing for the Red Sox organization. They had no chance either game. Scheduling major league teams that year wouldn't have helped them win either game.
In order to win games at the state tournament level you have to have dominate pitching and no team in the 13th has the pitching depth to make a run at a state championship.

I completely understand everything you said. It is a long shot that any 13th region team goes deep in the state tournament. Winning the region is a huge accomplishment. However, there's nothing wrong with striving to compete at the highest level. If you are not trying to, you never will for sure. I personally like the challenge of seeing just exactly where my team stands as far as top shelf competition is concerned. Of course that is just my opinion and it is no better than anyone else's. And I was there pulling hard for big clay in the state both years, so I know al about the bad draws. Go back to the final four year when they played Harrison county in the semis.